Man allegedly assaults security at dance hall

Published 5:56 pm, Tuesday, December 3, 2013

A Midland man was arrested Thursday after drunkenly assaulting a security officer at an entertainment venue, according to court documents.

Eric C. Gandara, 23, was being held on a $25,000 bond for a third-degree felony charge of assault on a public servant and a class C misdemeanor charge of public intoxication. He posted bond and was released on Saturday.

A Midland County deputy responded to a disturbance at about 11 p.m. Saturday at La Hacienda, 12600 West Highway 191.

A security officer flagged down the deputy and said two men assaulted him inside the dance hall. The officer said Gandara became aggressive when he tried to remove the second man for underage drinking.

Gandara grabbed the security officer by the shirt collar and attempted to take him to the ground. One of the men jumped on the officer’s back and began physically assaulting him, according to the arrest affidavit.

The deputy contacted Gandara at the scene, who was noticeably intoxicated at the time of the incident.

The deputy arrested Gandara and the other man, whose name was not included in the affidavit or arrest records obtained from the Midland County Sheriff’s Office.